Your Best (Worst) "Mom-Brain" Moments (JFF)

I went to pick up my son from preschool after a hectic morning with my infant daughter and my shirt was inside out and backward (I noticed the tag on the front of my shirt). Or the time while three months pregnant I forgot to pick up my son from the sitter and didn't catch on until my husband who thankfully got home from work early that day asked where he was. I could go on. And the irony is that I was a really on-the-ball, type-A person before I had kids. I feel slightly better knowing my husband has "Daddy-brain." Thanks for the other stories--that helps, too.

During this hectic time of year while taking care of the usual (house, kids, bills, sports, etc) added to that is Christmas Shopping, cards, pictures, cooking, parties, etc.

Every year I print photos and send to grandparents in frames. Instead of driving to Walgreens to turn in my photos I submitted them on-line for printing. I drove to Walgreens when I received confirmation that my photos were ready. They said they didn't have them and couldn't find me in the system. They called several other Walgreens in the area and no one had my photos nor proof of my order. To top it off my user name and password didn't work. They asked me to log onto their computer to check which location I had sent my order to.

Never did figure it out and after frustrating the employees, I decided to drive to another Walgreens just in case I sent it to the one about ½ mile away. In fact, I was convinced they were at this other location. They HAD to be! No not there and so instead I drove home to log on and figure out where the heck I sent my pictures.

Right there plain as day was a confirmation from WalMART! LOL!!

loading a bunch of kids, mine and neighborhood ones, into the car and heading off to school. i was two blocks away before a little voice piped up from the backseat 'hey, miss suzanne! why isn't dylan here?'
i whipped around and found my kindergartner standing on the front porch clutching his backpack, bawling his little heart out.
i wonder how my kids survived me sometimes.
:) khairete
S.

Nothing too extreme but I do remember one day just driving. I mean, I drove WAY past my turn before it dawned on me where I was going and that I had passed it 15 minutes ago. Have no idea where my mind was at.

I routinely call my child by my dog's name.

The brain cells do grow back...but it takes a looooong time! :)

Having my eyeglasses on and asking hubby to help me find it

Being parked in the driveway beside my other car, putting the car seat and kids in one car, ran inside and back out looking in the other car thinking someone ran away with my kids

Husband forgot his phone, called him on the "lost" phone to ask him if he found his phone yet!

Wanting to get some hot tea, put the kettle on the stove and waiting for a while only to find out I didn't turn on the stove!

I am just glad I am not the only M. that had those moments, lol! I am free!

I forgot to go to class once...and I was the professor...woops!

Two bowls are on the counter. I grab one and start whipping with a whisk, thinking they're egg whites. After whipping like a maniac they weren't stiffening up. I panic, start whipping harder. Turns out I was whipping the bowl of lemon juice, instead. Never mind that my Mom-fried brain didn't get it right away, how did I not smell the difference??

I routinely put clothes on inside-out. I take the laundry out of the washer, put it in the dryer and forget to turn the dryer on. Same with the dishwasher, get it loaded, filled with detergent and forget to turn it on. Last night I loaded up the leftovers from dinner into containers to go into the fridge and left them on the counter. I forget to turn off my straightening iron 5 or 6 times per week. I lose my cell phone regularly. I forget to turn off lights.
Wow, looking at that list I'm thinking its amazing I get anything accomplished correctly :)

My boss will Constantly joke w/ me " is this a mommy moment or a blonde moment??" LOL I'll Forget Everything if it's not written down !!!

While still in the hospital, post-partum, I was talking with the lady who fills out the paperwork for the birth certificate and the social security cards. I gave her my husband's name for our child.

Needless to say, we had to scrap that paperwork and start all over.

I don't know about more entertaining than your formula in the coffee maker...my DH & I are still laughing. LOL.

I suffer from mommy brain practically every minute I'm awake. I got the rice cooker all set to cook up some rice for us. Checked on it about an hour later and couldn't figure out why the water hadn't cooked down. Turns out I forgot to turn it on.

I consistently lose things after just having them in my hands (coupons, keys, sunglasses, diaper bag, burp cloth). I'll break myself looking for *item* and finally give up only to have DH come in and find it right in front me (in plain sight no doubt).

Once I parked the car and started walking toward the grocery store only to find out that I not only left the keys in the car but left the car running!

These things don't even phase DH anymore. He just smirks a little (sometimes smacks his head if it is a really bad one) and shakes his head. LOL. Thanks for the great post. These are hilarious!

Talking on my cell phone while frantically looking for it! Husband still reminds me of that one as it was him I was talking too :)